Java Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
This was the worst-organized interview process. I applied for a Java Engineer position and traveled six hours to reach the SFO office. They had misread my resume and were looking for a Sybase developer with little Java skill. I asked the manager, during my first interview with her, "Where does Java technology fit in all the workflow that you are talking about?"
Her reply was, "Oh... I don't know. You might want to talk to the other developers who will talk to you."
Really? You are the hiring manager and you don't know the skillset you are looking for?
The other developers walked in to interview me and asked me to write an ER diagram for a class/student/teacher scenario. I appraised them of my background and started talking about class diagrams, etc. One of them said, "I know you have Java skills, but we want to do this as an ER diagram."
Finally, I gave up and walked out of the interview. I called the recruiter and gave her an earful for having wasted my time and money.
Questions
ER diagram for Java engineers.
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